Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2005

Description

Extensive coverage of the political, economic and social affairs of the region. This impartial up-to-date survey of the countries and territories that make up the region includes: * Over 700 pages of current political, economic and social affairs * Incisive analysis by acknowledged experts * The latest statistics on the major economic indicators and population * Invaluable directory material.... Read more

Extensive coverage of the political, economic and social affairs of the region.
This impartial up-to-date survey of the countries and territories that make up the region includes:
* Over 700 pages of current political, economic and social affairs
* Incisive analysis by acknowledged experts
* The latest statistics on the major economic indicators and population
* Invaluable directory material.

General Survey
* Leading authorities on the region analyse topics of regional importance including: International Relations of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States; Politics of Energy in the Caspian Sea Region; Militant Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus; The Economics of the Commonwealth of Independent States; Russia's New Federalism; Poverty and Social Welfare in the Commonwealth of Independent States; Trends in Religious Policy; Organized Crime in the Russian Federation and the CIS and Environmental Degradation: Past Roots, Present Transition and Future Hopes.

Country Surveys
Individual chapters on every country containing:
* An introductory survey, containing essays on the geography, recent history and economy of each country, which includes a map and full chronology
* An extensive statistical survey of economic indicators, which include area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, media and education.
* A full directory containing names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail and internet addresses for the following areas: the constitution, the government, legislature, local government, political organizations, diplomatic representation, the judiciary, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, transport, tourism, culture, education, social welfare, the environment and defence
* A useful bibliography, providing sources for further research.

Political Profiles
* Biographical details on the leading figures in the region.

Regional Information
* Detailed information on the following: regional organizations; research institutes; a select periodicals bibliography and a select books bibliography. Read less

The Contributors; Abbreviations; International Telephone Codes and Explanatory; Note on the Directory Section; Map of Ethnic Groups of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia; PART ONE General Survey; PART TWO Country Survey; PART THREE Political Profiles of the Region; PART FOUR Regional Information, REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS), SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS), Index of Regional Organizations

Author(s)

Biography

Imogen Gladman, Dominic Heaney

Critics' Reviews

'Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia is an important new guide to the region.' - Reference Reviews

Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2005

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